New on the Query7.com blog there's a tutorial about building a blog with the help of the CakePHP framework. This is the first part of a series they'll be devoting to helping you understand the framework and create the simple blogging application.

If you want to develop a blog from sctrach without using any CMS like WordPress or Drupal, then you've come at the right place! In this series, we will understand how to develop a blog using the CakePHP framework. So, why CakePHP? CakePHP is a robust PHP Framework having an extensive community and excellent documentation. It's based on the MVC pattern, which makes it really simple to use.

This first part of the series focuses on helping you get CakePHP installed and running on your platform.